The door opens and a medium sized human walks through. Obviously Lord Kent. As he strolls to the front of the room to stand beside Kara, he waves his hand over his head, as though he were shooing a fly away.
"Hello everyone," he states in a nasal voice. He takes a moment to look at each person in turn. You note that he pauses a little longer when looking at the very beautiful halfling named Sariah that you now know.
"Welcome to my Keep. You are my guest here for the next four days. Everything you desire will be provided; well, almost everything. You should all have had a chance to spend time in your rooms by now. Those are your private domains, and I would encourage you all to keep them locked. Kara should have given you the details about your ability to wander the grounds, but to be clear, if something is locked, you are to stay out. Pretty simple, no?"
He pauses for breath, and reaches to a wine cup behind him on the table. "I want to raise a toast to good and fair competition. Kara will have given you your tournament draw scroll. She will be giving you the tournament and game rules momentarily. I will be at the front here for a time. After Kara is done her debrief, I will remain available for questions. I look forward to having those of you who draw my name try and best me at my favourite game; doing so will certainly impress me.That is all, for now, and may the best gambler win!"
Lord Kent sits down at the table.